New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-23

From The Chicago Tribune
| have lust received the following letter from the
manager O, Messrs. Howl and snort Mighty Allied
Circus and Menagerc, winch recently went ih'o
Yours is at hand aud gladly reply am pleased
to learn that you ih'end writing DOCK on Inc SUI
and ohcerfulIy give you all the IIuOrmatIon ia my
power con erinng our past season
We somewhat uniOrtunaeo IN several things,
one Of them beng eiep.ant Not knowing the
feelings the public On elephants this summer We
stated out with mlk-whlIo sacred elephant from
Interior India, captured at the usual great expense
and appalling "a llhce oi human HE. We Aad Oihy
reached Johlson's Creek o., when the wht"asn
began iidko and ruD OF, which neceSsuated tho
Application Of Two cOats vi white pant at consider
1o.c and when reached IOsey vine, Ind, the pubic
VIVID Tor black elephant, and IL tooA three coat.
Of dark pant applied at some expense but fortunately
OF he, 10 please 'cIl. Mhen We reached Iui-
nOis 1 found by keeping my finger ON the pubic
pulse that IL wanted trick elephant, and Ouro was
accordingly trained 10 stand Oh barrel and KICK
the Gown. The paint was allowed 10 come OH
ea'!uaiiy, and when We reached the Mississippi
AiNcr our eggplant showed several square yards Of
black, considerable white, besides number OF spots
smpo elephant.
10 work a new prick liveIy-staDIe at that place
earring hod. Tm forced me to put on his skin
and grab tho bars of the cage aud howl Tor three
hours per day myself
Our mermaid struck by lightning at Paris.
Mo. and tho shcetron ripped down the back.
Our Hon went strike early In the season
anu refused to roar. This made 1t necessary for
the ueasuier alter he got through selling ticket.
10 get GOWN behind tho cage for him while
canvasnan pred the furious beasts mouth open with
PIckeS his was satisfactory to tho public bot
the ucasurers throat badly calloused
An inquistvo Odd gentleman al A,rL nson Kas
punched mo hump OF sacred with an umbrella
and tho audience used II for a football completely
running it, Tho buiialo In our Wild Most show about
the Same timo got SO 1t would for the COWBOYS
and the ringmaster was obliged 10 70 ahead OF IL
with an ear Of corn. / soon after traded with N
man flUm Hay Creek TOWNSHIP for a buN.In ,,i,L
htue more SPLIT.
"Dullng the season gave go performances lied
aboul tho next performance 259 times; number OF
tpeo.a,ors shot by cowboys, 10; number Of COWBOYS
XIII iml ~
M '.inlted To ride the trick mule In Missouri 27
on, o., c 0anet States, We escaped without paying
our eense Twelve times: The zebra was Iestrlped fouY
was met with grOans and eggs SuInber ~ nnos,inna
ssAtu ~ spectators, 04,OOOOOO; number OF answers
srci1r nsda 0 AZ VI answers understood, o. The pro-
iiicto.s hiauo Nsrcslectf remarks Concerning the
Interstate Commerce law s75,OOO times One I'D "a
ana thiity thousand tickets were sold 10 800 cnmn-
mehaiies issued and lis Kansas men 1ssoSd IN pm
account OF bringing hay for the elenhan, "a. "a.
s.lali Doys VINO PAID, "a number who crawlod under
sno,ted 10 Ifumper OF Iowa who had
"We havo como into winter ou.,tere h,o , .
Lave our agents raisacking the known e,rth ror curt
Ssltles. Nothing Is purchased which A. nn, var
"ned to howl all summer, as the treasurer and nv
VI INC public again undertake to conduct Ihe hui
u'pal tmcnt for The season. WIZ "'
our artists Will b. variousIS employed during the
skinner 81, s,enor ro'ts, the barcbackrldcr, and ~
uouoic improved CnCle Toms Cabinp cnn,S1a,'r
E representing Uncle Tom, Sgno Potts dvtng -
gt Of the stage In the last act as usual and
in,eua sh ore while NJ Skinner RECEIVERS m IL
e and dances double shuttle and retIres nda au
'o.cf Of cloud of dust. ""uer
b1 year is very Watering We are bsyRtno lot
have n.e With three now coors added, and viii
0on,h pe,ens trumpet arrangement ATTACHED IN hs
'A' man Who sells tickets for the sldoshow